The Maya Civilization, a Mesoamerican civilization, is said to be established around 2000 BC to 250 AD. Pyramids from the civilization(inset) fascinate and it was with surprise and awe that I came across one that reminds me of Mayan pyramids in Java, Indonesia. Out of Solo, on the western slope of Mount Lawu, a fifteenth century Javanese-Hindu temple called Candi Sukuh stands. It would be great to be here if you want to teach children about the birds and the bees for here, in Candi Sukuh, the temple has sexual education as one of its main themes. You would miss the giant 1.82 m (6 ft) high lingga(phallus) with four balls of course since the structure has been relocated to the National Museum of Indonesia but you definitely would not miss the statue of a male figure grasping his penis.Look for the relief on the floor at the entrance too which shows a paired lingga(phallus) and yoni (vagina) to depict sexual intercourse. The Mayan pyramids of Teotihuacan in Mexico is said to be as high as a twenty-storey building. In Candi Sukuh, the main monument is not higher than two storey but its structure in the shape of a simple truncated pyramid certainly reminds you of the Mayan pyramid. This main monument is surrounded by monoliths and life-sized figures and one of the latter perhaps will remind you of Pazuzu, a fictional character and the main antagonist in the Exorcist horror novels and film series created by William Peter Blatty in the 70s...Can you identify the main monument and which structure reminds you of Pazuzu of The Exorcist's fame?
Java Jamboree is coming to a close!